The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-09-01

| tli> lnrcntiirv lanSuage was uttcrc, and that
| they spoke i'll the same general strain, but he
| couldn't tell which one uttered these remarks
This is 4 fair Specimen of the evidence put be-
| fore that jury to prove that the prisoners
| caused the throwing of the bomb "Jy yenerui
| ddrice 10 murdcr. pinhder and r0b.' This
remark was frequently made both by the judge
and by the attorneys for the State aS dc>crip-
| tive OF the prisoners. to wit: MEN organized
/ to murder. plundcr and rob-" ! have dealt
with this case at great length because it is a
trial Of the greatest public Importance. While
| the capitali>tic element may honestly believe
the prisoners area wicked. 'lcpravc'l lot who
have had a fair and impartial trial and Just
sentence. 4 very different opinion prevails in
the rank and file of organized Labor. and it
| must he remembered that they are the major
| Ity, and i ha>,y hanging of those men may be
doubtful policy IL say the least.
| e. :. GRIFFIN.
Maine Matters.
NEWS ANn GOSSIP FROM NLL OVER nm >r>1E.
EoCkLANp GIRLS AND noAS
| \ North end mother j. fearful that her little
daughter vii! contract some of the contagious
diseases that children are heir to, and cons, :
InrnilH is very particular with whom the little
| giri a-suciaic-. One day r,c.ltl> she SAW her
play in" with little stranger. and proceeded 10
investigate. "N no is NuHr rlavmatr:" She
qnerird. ''Dat's a girl dat amt cot the mea-
sizes. nor the whooping cough, nor nothing
was the prompt answer.
kntkland young man. who had reached
| the mature age of four or five wears. had be-
come ambitious to Wear pantaloulIS. this desire
| for pants hrin.. uuitkcnrI by the tallnt> of Il
chum, of about the same age, who >wclled
around in manly unncnt"niblc>. Our hero
applied to his mother for the coveted panta-
looms. adding !y way of argument that the ether
boys said he was nothing but Il Girl anyway
The mother put the little pleacr rll for Il tnc
and he went away greatly disappointed. Not
long after, tfieerly atlircd figure WAS seen
para,liny up and down in front of the house.
which Il close investigation showed to be the
little fellow wcarin" his sisters clothing.
Nv hat are you DOING" asked the mother. The
little man stopped in his walk and >trai.htcn-
ing w answered. "lf I'm loin' to he Il lri
I'm doin' t" he 4 dirl"' He now wears the
coveted pantaloons.
Thona>t"n mother reproyeS her children
when they are naughty by saying: "Iou
needn't put flowers on my grave. No bouquets
please. 1t is said to be Very effective. [tuur-
ritr-tiaZettc.
RAILROAD NOTES.
There is Il scheme NOW coming to the front
To build a railroad from Hurnham Via talllln
village /" >koWhc~an, which. the Skowhr.a
Reporter says. has many elements OF success.
and is being f;vorahIy considered by the hu>i-
ness men Of SkoW Whcsan.
The Skow!c.:m Il Athens Railroad corpor-
alton have chosen }. +. Holman, ID. +. Hobart.
\. +. Farnhan,. A. ). G. Hall. Cha>. +. bore.
q. II. Jones aud G.. +. Barker directors j. +.
Holman has been cIcrtr, president; A. f.
farnham, clerk. and Albert Lcavitt. treasurer.
committee of five was appointed to confer
with the citizens of Skowhcgan, ami Il like
committee To confer with Monsoon parties i'm r,-
card to raising funds to build the road.
town mcciin" has been called in Dexter.
ON the petition of sixteen lradn" citizens. To
see what the town will do TO aid by payment OF
land damages in the extension of 4 railroad
from Dexter TO Moo>chcad Lake. Contractor
Mitchell. who built the lIartland road. assures
the people that the Maine Central wants
route to the Lake via Dexter.
HOW AN AGED MAN DIED.
The death of Nathan Wood. of Mercer,
which occurred recently in his one hun,lrcdll
year. was one of the most natural ON record.
lie had no sickness. llc spent portion of the
'lay before his death i'll his garden which he
hao cultivated for many years and to which he
was much attached The morning Of his death
ne was delighted with :: charming dream of The
night before, and related ii to the family with
great interest in thu details. He dreamed that
he was taken t" The better land. where lie
found waiting to welcome him It large u,lmhrr
of the ''loNr,l and lost" of Years ago. After
relating the dream he went to Il he'd where he
WAS found by sons Nifca few minutes later,
resting on one knee and leaning against the
building. In attempting Ia q" to his room hy
the al of the daughter. the other knee ~;tvc
~ ~ "i" ~ ~ "'''' ~ 'in''l'>r WY
'>M' n'l'! ;" >'i''''u w. ''">' ll'' y -''il'-
out and lif"c>> body To the bed.
MAlERNmI.E WIr ANb WI~l,oM.
4 little ,sirI was n,hnoui>h.,l to he careful ar
>h,. mjrht fan and iuiurc her h,t tI,,1 she.
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